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Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Hopeful Stakes Race Schedule and Distance Information

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Hopeful Stakes is a Turf race that happens during Late Dec of Junior year in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. Learn the Hopeful Stakes's distance, race date, track information, recommended characters, and the career that this race appears in.

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Hopeful Stakes Schedule and Distance

Hopeful Stakes Information

Hopeful Stakes
Hopeful Stakes
Location Schedule Distance
Nakayama
4216025 Late Dec
Junior 		2000
Medium
Direction Track Grade
Right Inner Turf
G1 G1

Recommended Trainees for Hopeful Stakes

Recommended Trainees for Competing in Hopeful Stakes

List of Trainees
Air Groove (Empress Road) IconAir Groove (Empress Road) Daiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) IconDaiwa Scarlet (Peak Blue) Mayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone) IconMayano Top Gun (Scramble Zone)
Mihono Bourbon (MB-19890425) IconMihono Bourbon (MB-19890425) Silence Suzuka (Innocent Silence) IconSilence Suzuka (Innocent Silence)

Listed above are the recommended trainees that have better chances of winning the Hopeful Stakes race. Make sure to participate in these races if you're training one of the mentioned trainees above to gain more fans!

List of All Characters (Trainee)

All Trainees with Hopeful Stakes as Career Goal

List of All Trainees with Hopeful Stakes as Required Race

List of Trainees
Gold Ship (Red Strife) IconGold Ship (Red Strife) King Halo (King of Emeralds) IconKing Halo (King of Emeralds) Narita Taishin (Nevertheless) IconNarita Taishin (Nevertheless)
Winning Ticket (Get to Winning!) IconWinning Ticket (Get to Winning!)

The mentioned trainees above will have Hopeful Stakes as a mandatory race that they need to complete during their career.

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List of Recommended Skills for Hopeful Stakes

All Recommended Skills for Hopeful Stakes

Skill Effect
Medium Corners ◯ Icon Medium Corners ◯ Slightly increase velocity on a corner. (Medium)
Medium Straightaways ◯ Icon Medium Straightaways ◯ Slightly increase velocity on a straight. (Medium)
Nakayama Racecourse ◯ Icon Nakayama Racecourse ◯ Moderately increase performance at Nakayama Racecourse.
Right-Handed ◯ Icon Right-Handed ◯ Moderately increase performance on right-handed tracks.
Standard Distance ◯ Icon Standard Distance ◯ Moderately increase performance over standard distances (multiples of 400m).
Winter Runner ◯ Icon Winter Runner ◯ Moderately increase performance in winter.

The listed skills above will help you gain an edge against other racers. Make sure to have Support Cards that have these skills.

All Skills List

Umamusume Pretty Derby Related Guides

Races

List of All Races (G1, G2, G3, EX)

List of Racecourses

List of Racecourses
SapporoSapporo HakodateHakodate FukushimaFukushima
NiigataNiigata TokyoTokyo NakayamaNakayama
ChukyoChukyo KyotoKyoto HanshinHanshin
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